Who Wore Who? Who Really Cares!

Met Gala and the celebrities’ circus


‘Who wore who’ is the question we try to avoid these days. Specifically, the Met Gala raises significant doubts as we can’t see glamour or elegance. Indeed, this annual gathering of celebrities organised by Vogue looks more like a circus than a glamourous event, leaving little room for true sophistication.

The Met Gala is a fundraising event for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute in New York City, which marks the opening of the Institute’s annual fashion exhibition. Known as the “fashion’s biggest night,” it aims to represent the fashion universe.

The theme of the 2023 edition was “in honour of Karl.” Lagerfeld, of course. Though every year faces its own controversy, the event went out of hand.

Met Gala & who wore what


We see two main issues:
First, people expect to witness a representation of fashion, style, and glamour. Just, we haven’t seen any of that. Although we can pick out a few nice outfits every year choosing the best-dressed, the whole thing is gross, excessive. And it feels sad to see fashion depicted like that. Moreover, we are surprised because even the actors that usually have an elegant figure, lose it at the gala.

Second, brands pay celebrities to wear their clothes because they influence the masses to buy their products. However, this perpetuates a toxic culture, pushing people to compare themselves to an unattainable lifestyle.
How do celebrities choose one brand over another? Simple: whoever writes the highest figure cheque; that’s the one they pick. Forget any style choice—it’s all about the money.
Most importantly, the “celebrity cost” is absorbed in the retail price of clothing, shoes, and handbags. In the end, it’s the consumers who pay to sustain the extravagant lifestyles of their idols—idols who, ironically, could afford luxury even without these brand endorsements.

In short, celebrities pay to attend the gala while getting paid by brands to wear their clothes. It’s a full-blown celebrities’ circus!

But the real question is: why are people supporting this? That’s the point!
Who wore who? Honestly, who really cares!”

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